Botev request for foreign refs for Bulgarian Cup semi-final denied

March 21 – The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) has rejected the request from Botev Plovdiv to appoint foreign referees for their upcoming Bulgarian Cup semi-final matches against CSKA Sofia, to be played over two legs.

CSKA and Botev Plovdiv met in a league game last weekend, which Sofia won 4:0. After the match, Botev Plovdiv were critical of the refereeing.

A Botev statement said: “PFK Botev acknowledges its own mistakes that led to the unpleasant 4:0 loss,

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All-time Nations League records: US, JAM, MEX, PAN

This is only the third edition of the Concacaf Nations League and the final four matches mark the end of that season. Seven nations will have competed in the final four by the end of the current round of matches. Here are the all-time records of the nations in the  2023-24 competition. Stats cover all games played in the CNL.

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